Ozzy Osbourne returned to the place where he feels most complete: the stage.
The legendary rocker, 73, surprised fans at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England on Monday, which marked his first appearance on stage since his “life-changing” surgery in June.
The former Black Sabbath frontman, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, gave a show alongside his former bandmate, guitarist Tony Iommi.
In a YouTube video shared by BBC Sport, the hitmaker “War Pigs” was seen on stage on Black Sabbath’s song “Paranoid”.
Both Osbourne and Iommi, 74, threw fans into chaos at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium with their electric performance at the closing ceremony.
After the historic performance, the rocker’s son, Jack Osbourne, rushed to Instagram to share a special photo of his father on stage.
“Dad and @tonyiommi closed the #commonwealthgames2022 tonight,” he captioned three photos.
The “Crazy Train” singer was released from a Los Angeles hospital in June after undergoing what his wife Sharon Osbourne, 69, described as “a major surgery” that “would define the rest of his life”.
Along with Parkinson’s and an attack with COVID-19, the musician has been dealing with the consequences of a quad bike accident in 2003.
The rocker’s “life-changing” surgery in June involved removing and realigning pins in his neck and back.
“I am now home from the hospital recovering comfortably,” he wrote on Instagram last month.
“I absolutely feel the love and support from all my fans and would like to say a big thank you to everyone for their thoughts, prayers and well wishes during my recovery,” he added.